Category: Peter Brown

Peter Brown – Crank It Up (Funk Town) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

“Crank It Up (Funk Town)” is a disco hit from 1979 by American singer-songwriter and record producer Peter Brown. The song was the first single from his second studio album, “Stargazer.” It reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1979, spending six weeks on the chart. “Crank It Up (Funk Town)” performed better on the Billboard Disco chart, reaching #4.

SIDE A:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Special Radio Disco Mix – Short Version) 8:00

SIDE B:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Long Version) 10:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 Crank It Up (Funk Town) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #86
1979 Crank It Up (Funk Town) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance / Disco #4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T.K. Disco – 151
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Recorded at Studio Center Sound, Miami, Florida
From the LP “Crank It Up” (Drive 108)

Distributed by T.K. Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Pressed at Presswell Records Mfg. Co., Ancora, NJ

B.P.M.-135

A:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 1:28

B:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 2:07

To make it easier for the DJ, the tracks have spirals which indicate drum breaks.
Labels state: Spirals indicate drum breaks

Real BPM is 131

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by donating using PayPal. I appreciate your help.



Peter Brown – They Only Come Out At Night (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Originally posted October 26th, 2011

“They Only Come Out at Night” is 1984 dance single by American singer-songwriter and record producer Peter Brown. The single was his first number one on the dance chart, where it stayed for one week. “They Only Come Out at Night”, also peaked at number fifty on the soul singles chart, but unlike previous Peter Brown entries, it did not make the Hot 100. It did, however, reach No. 102 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.

SIDE A:
They Only Come Out At Night (Dance Mix) 6:24

SIDE B:
They Only Come Out At Night (Instrumental) 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 They Only Come Out At Night U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles #102
1984 They Only Come Out At Night U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1984 They Only Come Out At Night U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #50

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-04957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Lane/Donald
Illustration – Jérome Coudray
Mastered By – Herbie*
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Peter Brown (2)
Written-By – P. Brown*, R. Vavrick* (tracks: A)

NOTES:
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK

Original version appears on the LP “SNAP”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi